Croydon Constitutionalists

30/08/2026

“Iceland's government previously described the membership plan as a "now or never" moment”

… it’s never then

Iceland has voted against a government proposal to resume talks to join the European Union

Iceland's government previously described the membership ​plan as a "now or never" moment, with campaigners divided over security issues and fishing.

28/08/2026

🎙️ New episode! Politics in Pubs debate: Direct, Parliamentary, or Devolved Democracy?

Neil Petrie (Direct Democracy Movement) makes the case for Swiss-style citizen power & lower debt.

Joanna Marchong (Onward) challenges UK devolution’s record & referendum pitfalls.

Lively, civil & thought-provoking. Listen now:

https://croydonconstitutionalists.uk/episode-105/

At the Politics in Pubs Central London event we were joined by Neil Petrie of The Direct Democracy Movement and Joanna Marchong, the new Senior Analyst and Head of Campaigns at Onward for a lively …

28/08/2026

Direct, Parliamentary, or Devolved Democracy?

The discussion was lively and civil. Neil repeatedly stresses that giving citizens veto/initiative power produces more sensible, lower-debt outcomes.

Joanna repeatedly stresses evidence of under-performance under existing UK devolution and the practical difficulties of pure direct democracy.

Listen here

At the Politics in Pubs Central London event we were joined by Neil...

27/08/2026

🏛️Are we run by a Uni-Party? 🏛️

After years of high taxes, immigration & nanny-state policies under both major parties… has real political choice disappeared

Join Hugo Timms, Staff Writer at Spiked Online, and a guest TBC, for a lively debate on the question: Are we run by a Uni-Party?

🗓️Mon 21 Sept | 7pm
📍The Warwick, 25 Warwick Way, Pimlico, London

Politics in Pubs
Free to attend – come join the discussion!

https://croydonconstitutionalists.uk/pip_sep2026_1/

It used to be that we knew the difference between our major political parties and what each one stood for. After 14 years of Conservative government we had record high taxes, spending and immigrati…

27/08/2026

Families Against Involuntary Medical Euthanasia have let us know about a protest they have outside Parliament on September 11 against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill:

Families Against Involuntary Medical Euthanasia have let us know about a protest they have outside Parliament on September 11 against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Stand Up. Speak O…

25/08/2026

🎙️ Politics in Pubs debate: Direct, Parliamentary, or Devolved Democracy?

Neil Petrie (Direct Democracy Movement) makes the case for Swiss-style citizen power & lower debt. Joanna Marchong (Onward) challenges UK devolution’s record & referendum pitfalls

Lively, civil & thought-provoking. Listen now:

https://youtu.be/TPDIElL94Kg

At the Politics in Pubs Central London event we were joined by Neil...

21/08/2026

“The UK spends £52 billion a year on compliance. How much is wasted?

Every hour dealing with red tape is an hour not spent producing something

We need to measure the cost of regulation to business”

The UK spends £52 billion a year on compliance. How much is wasted?

21/08/2026

“too little attention has been paid to inefficiencies within their own operations. One such area is staff sickness absence, which remains largely overlooked”

Town hall sickness

Local authorities across the UK say they are facing a funding crisis. Several have already issued section 114 notices, effectively declaring bankruptcy, whilst many others are lobbying government for emergency support and new revenue powers.[1] Councils argue that since spending reductions began in....

18/08/2026

🏛️Are we run by a Uni-Party? 🏛️

After years of high taxes, immigration & nanny-state policies under both major parties… has real political choice disappeared

Join our guests for a lively debate.

🗓️Mon 21 Sept | 7pm
📍Pimlico, London

Politics in Pubs
https://politicsinpubs.org.uk/london-are-we-run-by-a-uni-party/